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Building affordable cities, not cheaper homes

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Plentify and Deye lay foundation for Africa’s largest residential virtual power plant

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Gauteng’s R553 upgrade nears completion as roadworks enter final phase

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Johannesburg, other municipalities face funding freeze over high spendingKopano Gumbi

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Plentify and Deye lay foundation for Africa’s largest residential virtual power plant

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Gauteng’s R553 upgrade nears completion as roadworks enter final phase

10 Jul 2026

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Standard Bank, Anthem drive South Africa’s largest solar PV infrastructure project

14 Apr 2026

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Rental increases above 4% no longer sustainable for most tenants, report finds

13 Apr 2026

Source: Supplied. Tlhabeli Ralebitso, chief executive officer of Zutari, Africa.

Collaborative engineering powers iconic Senqu Bridge across Lesotho’s Highlands

13 Apr 2026

Source: Supplied. Preggie Pillay, chief executive officer for Commercial Property Finance at FNB.

FNB backs R800m Beachwood coastal estate deal in Durban North

10 Apr 2026

Two companies who fraudulently acquired an R85-7m tender for a border wall must now repay the profits. Illustration: Bronwyn Webb / GroundUp

Court sets aside R86m border wall tender over fraud

Tania Broughton 10 Apr 2026

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US tech giant’s R890m land buy signals SA's data centre expansion boom

8 Apr 2026

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Closure of N3 northbound carriageway at Market Road

7 Apr 2026

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52 firms blacklisted in SA procurement crackdown

2 Apr 2026

CoCT completes R7.7m upgrade of Culemborg Safe Space 1 to aid homeless

CoCT completes R7.7m upgrade of Culemborg Safe Space 1 to aid homeless

2 Apr 2026

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Boogertman + Partners to lead multi-billion-rand Cape Winelands Airport transformation

31 Mar 2026

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Bakwena ramps up N1 and N4 safety as Easter travel volumes rise

31 Mar 2026

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Smart meters change the game for 210,000 Eskom users

30 Mar 2026

Source: Supplied. Acting chief economist in the Minerals Council South Africa, Bongani Motsa addressed a stakeholders’ collaboration session in Sandton ahead of the upcoming Northern Cape Investment and Jobs Conference 2026, which will be hosted in Kimberley.

Investors eye Northern Cape as South Africa's next industrial hub

30 Mar 2026

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Auditor-General warns of increasing infrastructure project delays, dealing a blow to Ramaphosa’s reform plans

Victoria O'Regan 27 Mar 2026

Source: Supplied. The Strandfontein Pavilion site is in the demolition phase as preparations begin for redevelopment.

Cape Town’s historic Strandfontein Pavilion set for a R300m revitalisation

27 Mar 2026

Shoprite's Centurion distribution center achieves zero waste certification

Shoprite's Centurion distribution center achieves zero waste certification

26 Mar 2026

Part of a wall at Rivoni School for the Blind’s new campus that has collapsed. The school was originally meant to be completed by June 2024. Photos: Thembi Siaga / GroundUp

R198m school for the blind incomplete and left to ruin

Thembi Siaga 26 Mar 2026

Source: Peter Luhanga/GroundUp. An aerial view of Khayalam informal settlement in Khayelitsha beside the N2.

What Cape Town is spending on homes, roads and the N2 wall

GroundUp Staff and Peter Luhanga 25 Mar 2026

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R4.2bn investment drives Matjhabeng’s sanitation revival in major project handover

24 Mar 2026

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Investing in innovation: RS South Africa’s new fund for engineering students

24 Mar 2026

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Trailblazing climate finance deal lands Sanlam prestigious IFLR award

20 Mar 2026

Rail vs road: Balancing South Africa’s critical Durban–Gauteng corridor

Rail vs road: Balancing South Africa’s critical Durban–Gauteng corridor

Francois Nortjé 12 Mar 2026

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Why South Africa’s construction delays could signal systemic failures

11 Mar 2026

Source: Euan Massey, director at MDA Attorneys.

Payment delays: the existential threat to South Africa's construction industry

10 Mar 2026

South Africa’s power utility Eskom tried to block a gold mine from going solar – but lost in court

South Africa’s power utility Eskom tried to block a gold mine from going solar – but lost in court

Angela van der Berg 10 Mar 2026

Redisa calls on govt to fix South Africa’s “broken” waste management system

Redisa calls on govt to fix South Africa’s “broken” waste management system

3 Mar 2026

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Cape Town's waste strategy wins global award

27 Feb 2026

How the lack of enforcement impacts the National Budget

How the lack of enforcement impacts the National Budget

SAICA 27 Feb 2026

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#Budget2026: Tax relief and infrastructure spending take centre stage

26 Feb 2026

Cape Town Airport announces R10bn upgrade to boost capacity, tourism

Cape Town Airport announces R10bn upgrade to boost capacity, tourism

23 Feb 2026

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